As an affinity group, we strive to support community building and advocate for health equity for LGBTQI+ people at and served by YSM, YSPH, YSN, and YNHHS, while serving as a resource on these topics.
Resources For Faculty & Staff
This page brings together key resources for Yale School of Medicine faculty and staff to support professional growth, inclusive excellence, and day-to-day wellbeing. Here you’ll find offices and programs that offer mentorship and career development, guidance on comprehensive searches and inclusive teaching, leadership learning materials, community and employee resource groups, accessibility supports, and ways to share feedback through engagement surveys. Participation in our programs is open to all members of the YSM community and is always voluntary.
Resources for Faculty
- Director of Faculty Development and Collaborative Excellence The Director of Faculty Development and Collaborative Excellence connects faculty in the basic sciences across Yale School of Medicine with mentorship teams and serves as a supportive resource for faculty as they navigate their careers, helping to connect them with leadership and funding opportunities, and colleagues.
- Office of Academic & Professional DevelopmentThe Office of Academic and Professional Development (OAPD) is committed to helping faculty at Yale School of Medicine thrive in their research, educational, and clinical careers.
- Comprehensive Faculty SearchesA Yale guide for best practices in comprehensive faculty searches, including evaluating applications, how to measure excellence, and how to recognize and combat unconcious partiality.
- Leadership Resource LibraryA digital resource library with books, talks, podcasts, and videos related to leadership, available to anyone with Yale Library access.
- Faculty WellbeingWith the many daily demands on faculty and especially during highly stressful and difficult times, it is critical to maintain focus on mental health and wellbeing.
- Faculty & Staff Engagement SurveysAAMC and UMASS Diversity Engagement Survey results, Professionalism reporting data, and the state of the school.
- Faculty Resource Groups at YaleYale’s faculty interest groups are created and administered by faculty to support colleagueship and professional advancement.
Resources for Faculty & Staff
- Accessibility ResourcesYale University is committed to providing equal access to and full participation in its programs and activities to people with disabilities.
- Academic Resources - Poorvu CenterFor guidance on inclusive teaching strategies, blind grading, and more
- Community Groups at YSMA list of groups and resources at YSM for students, faculty, and staff.
- Employee Resource GroupsSince 2005, Yale has invested in developing Employee Resource Groups that are open to all Yale employees. Each of the groups supports recruitment, retention, education, advocacy, and community building.
- Yale LGBTQ CenterThe Yale LGBTQ Center is one of over 375 networked LGBTQ Community Centers across the United States and beyond.
- The Yale and Slavery Research projectTo understand where we are today and to move forward as a community, we must study the history of our university.
- Creating Inclusive WorkplacesThis is a 30-minute self-directed new staff orientation module that is recommended for everyone at YSM including students, current staff and faculty.
Faculty Resource Groups at YSM
Dean’s Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Affairs (DAC) Minority Organization for Retention and Expansion (MORE) Office of Women in Medicine and Science (OWIMS) Committee on the Status of Women in Medicine (SWIM)
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Program Participation
Our programs are open to all members of the Yale School of Medicine community and participation is voluntary. We welcome engagement from students, staff, and faculty from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.